Freshman Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) explained to the "Meet the Press" roundtable that Congress agreeing to a raise in the debt ceiling is a compromise in and of itself and that the Administration's side of the compromise needs to be a reduction of spending.
"Like I said, truly, there is a feeling in my caucus, and in me specifically, I can say, that I feel we are willing to compromise by coming to the table and saying we understand we'll have to raise the debt limit specifically, but we have to get ourselves on a fiscal trajectory, because look, we've spent too much money. We have the same tax rates, the same two wars, the same prescription drug benefit in 2007, but the deficit then was $161 billion. This year it's $1.5 trillion.” 72;72;
Congress agreeing to a raise in the debt ceiling is a compromise in and of itself and that the Administration's side of the compromise needs to be a reduction of spending.
This is exactly right. It's about time that someone said it.
The House already passed a bi-partisan bill to raise the debt ceiling and cut spending.
The Democrat Senate refused to allow people to vote on it.
When big portions of the government shut down next Monday because the government can't borrow any more money, the fault will lie with Harry Reid and the Democrats in the Senate.
The House already passed a bi-partisan bill to raise the debt ceiling and cut spending.
The Democrat Senate refused to allow people to vote on it.
what on earth are you talking about?
When big portions of the government shut down next Monday because the government can't borrow any more money, the fault will lie with Harry Reid and the Democrats in the Senate.
On another thread you've argued that the default won't be a big deal and you didn't even notice the last time the government shut down - so what exactly is the fault of Reid and the Democrats? You are going to "blame" them if the government can't spend more than it takes in? Seriously? You seem to have stopped thinking through any of your arguments as of late.
Let me explain it to you simpleton. The House already passed a bill. Time for the Senate to do the same and time for the pretend boy president to sign onto it.
Let me explain it to you simpleton. The House already passed a bill. Time for the Senate to do the same and time for the pretend boy president to sign onto it.
BTW, Cut, cap and trade raises the debt ceiling by trillions of dollars. Maybe you missed that?
Unfortunately it is the best plan that can pass right now.
it can't pass now.
Even most tea partiers would rather raise taxes on the top bracket then balance the budget by cutting services to the poor, retired, infirmed, and military vets.
Kick wealthy people off of Social Security and Medicare. Turn Medicaid over to the states. Close the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Energy, Housing and Urban Development, and Labor. Combine the 30 welfare programs into one program. Stop funding PBS and the National Endowment for the Arts. Sell the Post Office, Amtrak and anything else that can be provided by the market. Stop wasteful "research" like the ones I mentioned early.
There will be plenty of money left to run the rest of the government. It's just that simple.
